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[hermes3x]

Folks, this is my first post, so Pardon me if I step on any invisible toes.

I've wanted to go to China for a long time (five years), but got sidetracked with girls and hurricanes and credit card debt. At the moment, I am begining my preparations to go to Wherethehelleverville in China and was wondering if anyone could set me off, with some help, in a particular direction. I am a native english speaker, and I also speak fluent Mexican Spanish (in fact I have a BA in spanish). I was wondering what the market is like in China for someone who can speak/teach English and Spanish (and What kind of certification is there along the lines of TEFL/TESOL/CELTA for Spanish) ?

thank you,

Jack

[jeffinflorida]

Jack... Mexican Spanish? Didn't know there were differences!

Back to the subject, I have friends in Fujian who actually teach Spanish courses to those that want to learn. Not sure of their schedule but last time I asked they had a fair amount of students that were interested.

A side note, they also work with some local factories helping them transact business with Spanish speaking South American businesses.

Second side note: if applying for a position it may be better to state that you have a degree (state 4 years if you have one) in language - don't specify Spanish as it may shut you out. Some Chinese don't understand that students learn other languages in school - all they seem to care about is you can speak and teach English.

[hermes3x]